For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children -- and adults -- learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters included here. Lyrically translated and beautifully illustrated, the tales are presented just as Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm originally set them down: bold, primal, just frightening enough, and endlessly engaging.

"The text of this edition is based on the translation of Margaret Hunt ... thoroughly revised, corrected and completed by James Stern."

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865 [8] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

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Introduction by Padraic Colum --
The fairy tales: The frog-king, or Iron Henry --
Cat and Mouse in partnership --
Our lady's child --
The story of the youth who went forth to learn what fear was --
The wolf and the seven little kids --
Faithful John --
The good bargain --
The strange musician --
The twelve brothers --
The pack of ragamuffins --
Brother and sister --
Rapunzel --
The three little men in the wood --
The three spinners --
Hansel and Gretel --
The three snake-leaves --
The white snake --
The straw, the coal, and the bean --
The fisherman and his wife --
The valiant little tailor --
Cinderella --
The riddle --
The mouse, the bird, and the sausage --
Mother Holle --
The seven ravens --
Little Red-Cap --
The Bremen town-musicians --
The singing bone --
The devil with the three golden hairs --
The louse and the flea --
The girl without hands --
Clever Hans --
The three languages --
Clever Elsie --
The tailor in heaven --
The wishing-table, the gold-ass, and the cudgel in the sack --
Thumbling --
The wedding of Mrs. Fox --
The elves --
The robber bridegroom --
Herr Korbes --
The godfather --
Frau Trude --
Godfather Death --
Thumbling's travels --
Fitcher's bird --
The juniper tree --
Old Sultan --
The six swans --
Little Briar-Rose --
Fundevogel --
King Thrushbeard --
Little Snow-White --
The knapsack, the hat, and the horn --
Rumpelstiltskin --
Sweetheart Roland --
The golden bird --
The dog and the sparrow --
Frederick and Catherine --
The two brothers --
The little peasant --
The queen bee --
The three feathers --
The golden goose --
Allerleirauh --
The hare's bride --
The twelve huntsmen --
The thief and his master --
Jorinda and Joringel --
The three sons of fortune --
How six men got on in the world --
The wolf and the man --
The wolf and the fox --
Gossip wolf and the fox --
The fox and the cat --
The pink --
Clever Gretel --
The old man and his grandson --
The water-nixie --
The death of the little hen --
Brother Lustig --
Gambling Hansel --
Hans in luck --
Hans married --
The gold-children --
The Fox and the geese --
The poor man and the rich man --
The singing, soaring lark --
The goose-girl --
The young giant --
The gnome --
The king of the golden mountain --
The raven --
The peasant's wise daughter --
Old Hildebrand --
The three little birds --
The water of life --
Doctor Knowall --
The spirit in the bottle --
The devil's sooty brother --
Bearskin --
The willow-wren and the bear --
Sweet porridge --
Wise folks --
Tales of the paddock --
The poor miller's boy and the cat --
The two travelers --
Hans the hedgehog --
The shroud --
The Jew among thorns --
The skillful huntsman --
The flail from heaven --
The two king's children --
The cunning little tailor --
The bright sun brings it to light --
The blue light --
The willful child --
The three army-surgeons --
The seven Swabians --
The three apprentices --
The king's son who feared nothing --
Donkey cabbages --
The old woman in the wood --
The three brothers --
The Devil and his grandmother --
Ferdinand the faithful and Ferdinand the unfaithful --
The iron stove --
The lazy spinner --
The four skillful brothers --
One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes --
Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie --
The fox and the horse --
The shoes that were danced to pieces --
The six servants --
The white bride and the black bride --
Iron Hans --
The three black princesses --
Knoist and his three sons --
The maid of Brakel --
My household --
The lambkin and the little fish --
Simeli Mountain --
Going a traveling --
The donkey --
The ungrateful son --
The turnip --
The old man made young again --
The lord's animals and the devil's --
The beam --
The old beggar-woman --
The three sluggards --
The twelve idle servants --
The shepherd boy --
The star money --
The stolen farthings --
Looking for a bride --
The hurds --
The sparrow and his four children --
The story of Schlauraffen land --
The Ditmars tale of wonders --
A riddling tale --
Snow-White and Rose-Red --
The wise servant --
The glass coffin --
Lazy Harry --
The griffin --
Strong Hans --
The peasant in heaven --
Lean Lisa --
The hut in the forest --
Sharing joy and sorrow --
The willow-wren --
the sole --
The bittern and the hoopoe --
The owl --
The moon --
The duration of life --
Death's messengers --
Master Pfriem --
The goose-girl at the well --
Eve's various children --
The nixie of the mill-pond --
The little folks' presents --
The giant and the tailor --
The nail --
The poor boy in the grave --
The true bride --
The hare and the hedgehog --
The spindle, the shuttle, and the needle --
The peasant and the devil --
The crumbs on the table --
The sea-hare --
The master-thief --
The drummer --
The ear of corn --
The grave-mound --
Old Rinkrank --
The crystal ball --
Maid Maleen --
The boots of buffalo leather --
The golden key --
The children's legends: St. Joseph in the forest --
The Twelve Apostles --
The rose --
Poverty and humility lead to heaven --
God's food --
The three green twigs --
Our Lady's little glass --
The aged mother --
The heavenly wedding --
The hazel-branch --
Folkloristic commentary by Joseph Campbell.

Abstract:

For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children -- and adults -- learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters included here. Lyrically translated and beautifully illustrated, the tales are presented just as Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm originally set them down: bold, primal, just frightening enough, and endlessly engaging.